ANIMAL DENTISTRY. 



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ward force with the extracting forceps. Its jaws are wedged 

 alternately, into the interdentia on either side of the de- 

 cayed tooth until the implantation is disturbed. 



Fig. 94. 

 Open Molar Separator, for Superior .Arcades. 



THE CLOSED MOLAR EXTRACTOR. 



The closed molar extractor is twenty inches long and has 

 jaws no more than one inch long and five-eighths of an inch 

 wide, projecting at a right angle from the head. The forks 



Fic^. r;4.'\. 

 Closed Molar Separator, for Inferior Arcades. 



and handles are strong enough to prevent springing when 

 pressed forcibly together. The jaws approximate within one- 

 eighth of an inch and are furrowed internally to prevent 

 slipping from the tooth. This instrument is indispensable in 



I'lc. 95. 

 Closed Molar E.xtractor. 



the extraction of molars, most of which are split into narrow 

 plates that cannot be held with an open forceps. It is used 

 chiefly to extract split molars, but may be utilized to ad- 

 vantage even when the crown is whole. The dental equip- 



